llvmlite 0.41.0 Checklist

llvmlite 0.41.0 FINAL

[x] Cherry-pick items from the 0.41.0 milestone into a PR targeting the release branch.
- [x] Only a single issue https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/milestone/23?closed=1
[x] Update CHANGE_LOG on cherry-pick-PR.
[x] Have cherry-pick-PR reviewed and merged.
- [x] https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/pull/991
[x] Test HEAD of release branch on buildfarm (pre-tag testing):
- [x] conda package build and test. (llvmlite_240)
- [x] wheel build. (llvmlite_wheel_52)
[x] Annotated tag v0.41.0 on release branch (llvmlite tags DO have a v prefix).
- [x] https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/releases/tag/v0.41.0
[x] Build and upload conda packages on buildfarm (check "upload"). (llvmlite_241)
[x] Build wheels and sdist on the buildfarm (check "upload"). (llvmlite_wheel_53)
[x] Verify packages uploaded to Anaconda Cloud and move to numba/label/main.
- [x] https://anaconda.org/numba/llvmlite/files?sort=basename&sort_order=desc&version=0.41.0
[x] Upload wheels and sdist to PyPI. (upload from ci_artifacts).
[x] Verify wheels for all platforms arrived on PyPi.
- [x] https://pypi.org/project/llvmlite/0.41.0/#files
[x] Verify ReadTheDocs build.
- [x] https://llvmlite.readthedocs.io/en/v0.41.0/
[x] Send RC/FINAL announcement email / post announcement to discourse group.
- [x] https://numba.discourse.group/t/ann-numba-0-58-0-and-llvmlite-0-41-0/2148
[x] Post link to Twitter and Mastodon and anywhere else that is appropriate.
- [x] https://twitter.com/numba_jit/status/1704822285301911668

[x] Cherry-pick changes to the CHANGE_LOG to main. (FINAL ONLY)
- [x] https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/pull/993
[x] Clean up ci_artifacts by moving files to subdirectories
[x] ~~Update release checklist template with any additional bullet points that may have arisen during the release.~~ nothing needed updating.
[x] Ping Anaconda Distro team to trigger a build for defaults (FINAL ONLY).
[x] Close milestone (and then close this release issue).